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Earlier today Josh Constine wrote that Apple Doesn’t Care, That’s Why They are Winning.
Hold the iPhone. Stop the iTablets. Apple does care.
Summary: Microsoft’s #1 cash cow still suffers on/from the Web, so Microsoft rebrands and also uses help from Facebook, which it partly owns
“Microsoft [is] trademarking ‘Be What’s Next’ slogan,” which comes as no surprise as the company craves an image makeover (there is a new Web site coming).
If there are a lot of companies out there chasing down the holy grail of location services, Urban Compass, a startup still in stealth mode, believes it could be the one of the lucky ones that might just find it.
Urban Compass is co-founded by Ori Allon, a superstar engineer who’s been thinking about search and discovery for years already, having already sold businesses to Google and Twitter; and R
Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: Fuzzy LogicThe fiery breath of the mystical dragon was not enough to save Dragon Systems from alleged dodgy-ness by the world’s most well known investment banking firm: Goldman Sachs.
Online customer service company Zendesk has raised $60 million in new financing led by Redpoint Ventures with participation by Index Ventures, GGV Capital, Goldman Sachs, Silicon Valley Bank, Charles River Ventures, Benchmark Capital and Matrix Partners. We’re told the round was $45 million in equity, and $15 million in a credit facility.
Yahoo’s search deal with Microsoft is underperforming, CEO Marissa Mayer said during an appearance at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday.
The deal has not delivered the market share gains or revenue boost that was expected, Mayer said. Yahoo and Microsoft inked the 10-year search partnership in 2010 as part of an effort to challenge Google.
A New Jersey programmer has been indicted on software theft charges that could land him a 25-year prison sentence...
I love the idea of the Surface: compelling hardware, striking form factor, and, in the case of the Pro, smart compromises to offer a good value. But the products fail to live up to their promise. They have first generation bugs. But maybe a low-priced Surface with a smaller screen could finally help bring the Surface promise to life.
Marketo, a marketing software platform, has announced its plans to file a $75 million IPO to further expand and build out its marketing software platform.
Marketo will trade under “MKTO” on the Nasdaq exchange. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse are listed as leading the offering.
Marketo has raised $108 million.
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